Saudi Arabia Muslim pilgrimage to scale down New Corona June 23 15:22
Regarding the Hajj, a large pilgrimage that Muslims visit Mecca all at once starting at the end of next month, the Saudi Arabian government said that it could not predict the end of the spread of the new coronavirus, so it stopped accepting pilgrims from abroad However, it was revealed that the number of pilgrims for domestic residents will be limited.
The Hajj, a pilgrimage to the sacred Mecca and its surroundings, is one of the religious obligations that Muslims should do once in a lifetime if economically and physically possible. Over 10,000 people participated.
This is scheduled to take place from the end of next month to the beginning of August, but the Saudi Arabian government is not accepting the end of the spread of the new coronavirus infection through state communication on the 22nd, saying that it accepts pilgrims from abroad. And announced that it will limit the number of pilgrimages to domestic residents.
In Saudi Arabia, restrictions on going out have been relaxed since the end of last month, and economic activities and worship services at mosques have resumed. The number of infected people is over 160,000, the third largest in the Middle East.
The Hajj, which many pilgrims stay for a long time, was also important for Saudi Arabia as a means of obtaining foreign currency, but it is feared that the reduction in size will further affect the domestic economy, including the drop in crude oil prices. ..